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{{Three other uses|the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels|the character|Harry Potter |the films|Harry Potter |other uses|Harry Potter }} ''Harry Potter'' is a series of fantasy novels by English author J. K. Rowling about a teenage boy named Harry Potter. The story is mostly set at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for young wizards, and focuses on Harry Potter's fight against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents as part of his plan to take over the wizarding world. Since the release of the first novel, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' in 1997, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, spawning films, video games and assorted merchandise. The six books published to date have collectively sold more than 325 million copies and have been translated into more than 63 languages. The seventh and last book in the series, ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' is scheduled to be release More »
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The House of Gaunt
The House of Gaunt is a fictional family of wizards and witches in the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling. Listed below are the names of the last members of the now extinct family: *Marvolo Gaunt The last Gaunt Family patriarch. His wife is unknown: it is likely that she died prior to the arrest of the Gaunt men. *Morfin Gaunt Son of Marvolo Gaunt and the brother of Merope. *Merope Riddle Daughter of Marvolo and mother of Tom Marvolo Riddle. She married Tom Riddle Sr. More »
Peeves
Peeves is a poltergeist living in Hogwarts, a fictional setting in the ''Harry Potter'' books by J. K. Rowling. He's a spirit rather than a physical being, but highly different from the ghosts he's occasionally mistaken for. Peeves is essentially an embodiment of disorder , and is constantly causing it, with varying amounts of mischievousness and malice. In appearance he's a small old man dressed in wildly coloured clothing. He's capable of flight and intangibility, like ghosts, but has more... More »
Patronus Charm
In the ''Harry Potter'' fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling, a Patronus is an insubstantial animal form protector created by the advanced Patronus Charm spell, and one way to defend against Dementors and certain other dark creatures. More »
Quidditch Through the Ages
''Quidditch Through the Ages'' is both a fictional book described in the ''Harry Potter'' series of children's novels by the English author J. K. Rowling, and a real book by that author, although her name is only stated in the book as the copyright holder of the "Harry Potter"-name. The real book purports to be a reproduction of a copy of the fictional book held in the Hogwarts library. More »
St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is a fictional place in the ''Harry Potter'' series of books. St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is the wizarding hospital of Britain. Medics at the hospital are not called doctors, but are known as Healers or Mediwizards and wear lime-green robes. To become a Healer, a Hogwarts student must have N.E.W.T.s of at least grade E in the subjects of Transfiguration, Potions, Charms, Herbology and Defence Against the Dark... More »
Beauxbatons
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a fictional magic school similar to Hogwarts in the ''Harry Potter'' series of books. It was first introduced in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' and existed at least 700 years ago, as that was when they began participating in the Triwizard Tournament. Beauxbatons is located in southern France and its current headmistress is Olympe Maxime. The school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars. More »
Werewolf (Harry Potter)
A werewolf in the ''Harry Potter'' series is a human who, at the full moon, transforms into a vicious wolf. The werewolf is a most unusual creature in that it doesn't technically exist except for a brief period of time around the full moon. At any other time, a werewolf is a completely normal human. However, the term werewolf is used for both the wolf-like creature and the normal human. Remus Lupin is a werewolf by definition even if he isn't in the actual form of the wolf. More »
Occlumency
In the fictional realm of J.K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series, ''Occlumency'' is a branch of magic that concerns itself with closing one's mind against external penetration, with the intent of preventing others from reading one's memories or emotions. One who is practised in Occlumency is known as an ''Occlumens''. The companion art to Occlumency is that of ''Legilimency'', the ability to extract memories or emotions from another's mind. The term ''Occlumens'' was created by J.K. Rowling,... More »
Andromeda Tonks
Andromeda Tonks is a fictional character from the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. She is the mother of Nymphadora Tonks and married to Ted Tonks, who is a Muggle-born wizard. Born Andromeda Black, she is a pure-blood witch, daughter of Cygnus and Druella Black née Rosier and sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy. The middle sister, she was blasted off the Black family tree in 12 Grimmauld Place by her aunt Walburga and banned from the family because she... More »
Boggart (Harry Potter)
:''For the mythological creature, see boggart.'' A boggart in the ''Harry Potter'' fictional books is a shape-shifter that takes on the form of its intended victim's worst fear. It generally likes to hide in dark, enclosed places, such as in cupboards, under beds, or in hollow trees. Due to its tendency to hide in relatively small spaces, it is likely that a boggart's natural form is fairly small, about the size of a large rat. However, no concrete reference has yet been made regarding its... More »
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